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The Monday Morning Memo


The People of Wizard Academy
This is a layout proof for the plaque purchased for the quarterdeck of the tower
by our buddy, Bert Lord, who was a nuclear technician on a submarine stationed
in Hawaii until he left the military and went to Iraq as a civilian. Our brand of crazy.

Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of pirates and buried gold. First published as a book in 1883, it was originally serialised in the children's magazine Young Folks between 1881-82 under the title The Sea Cook, or Treasure Island.

Traditionally considered a coming of age story, it is an adventure tale known for its superb atmosphere, character and action, and also a wry commentary on the ambiguity of morality—as seen in Long John Silver—unusual for children's literature then and now. It is one of the most frequently dramatised of all novels. The influence of Treasure Island on popular perception of pirates is vast, including treasure maps with an “X”, schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen with parrots on their shoulders.

Here Bert carries the 6-foot, teakwood ship's wheel that will also be mounted on the quarterdeck. It will be used to steer the academy ever Northward.

Aside from being the King of Capri, Dennis Collins manages the number one radio station in Miami, Florida.  Dennis will one day join the faculty of Wizard Academy.

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“All the books about aging inform me of how wonderful it is that I have so much time on my hands. It’s as if I’m a 5-year-old kid in an old-fashioned candy store, and my extra minutes and days are being displayed in giant glass jars for me to just stick my hand in and grab as many as I can to stuff in my pockets for later.

What a bunch of bunk that turned out to be. For one thing, the last proverbial old-fashioned candy store I found was way back when I was in college. There were jars of minutes and days to goof off with, because I didn’t quite have the whole purpose of a higher education fully in my grasp. It was a great time until they asked me not to come back.

Nowadays, I feel more like a 73-year-old man scraping the bottom of the barrels for the last few precious scraps of sweetness.”

- Don Kuhl, March 29, 2019

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